[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 123 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D851]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
RESTORING ACCESS TO MEDICATION AND MODERNIZING HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 
ACT OF 2018; INCREASING ACCESS TO LOWER PREMIUM PLANS AND EXPANDING 
HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ACT OF 2018; PROTECT MEDICAL INNOVATION ACT OF 
2017
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 6199, the 
``Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings 
Accounts Act of 2018''; H.R. 6311, the ``Increasing Access to Lower 
Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018''; and 
H.R. 184, the ``Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017''. The Committee 
granted, by record vote of 8-4, a rule providing for the consideration 
of H.R. 184 under a closed rule. The rule provides one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment 
printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution shall 
be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered 
as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the 
bill, as amended. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. In section 2, the rule provides for the 
consideration of H.R. 6311 under a closed rule. The rule provides one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of Rules Committee Print 115-83, shall be considered as adopted and the 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The 
Committee granted, by record vote of 8-4, a rule providing for further 
consideration of H.R. 6199 under a closed rule. The rule provides one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of Rules Committee Print 115-82 shall be considered as adopted and the 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. In 
section 2, the rule provides that on any legislative day during the 
period from July 27, 2018, through September 3, 2018: the Journal of 
the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; 
and the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a 
date and time to be announced by the Chair in declaring the 
adjournment. In section 3, the rule provides that the Speaker may 
appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of 
the period addressed by section 2. In section 4, the rule provides that 
each day during the period addressed by section 2 of the resolution 
shall not constitute a calendar day for the purposes of section 7 of 
the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). In section 5, the rule 
provides that each day during the period addressed by section 2 of the 
resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of 
clause 7 of rule XIII (resolutions of inquiry). Finally, in section 6, 
the rule provides that each day during the period addressed by section 
2 of the resolution shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day 
for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII (motions to instruct 
conferees). Testimony was heard from Representatives Jenkins of Kansas, 
Paulsen, and Levin.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.